Cyprinus micristius

Cyprinus micristius, the Dianchi carp, is a critically endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Lake Dianchi and its tributaries in Yunnan, China.^[1] The nominate subspecies from the lake itself has not been confirmed since the 1960s.^[3]

Cyprinus micristius
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Cyprinus
Species:	C. micristius
Binomial name
Cyprinus micristius Regan, 1906.[2]
Synonyms
Mesocyprinus micristius (Regan, 1906)